Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Piyush

Piyush , a popular drink belonging to the Maharashtrian and Gujarati cuisine is perfect for summer. Piyush is a rich creamy drink prepared by combining "Shrikhand" with buttermilk and flavored with saffron, nutmeg and cardamom. Its garnished with chopped pistachios and can be relished after a good spicy meal:)

Piyush is very similar to lassi but is thicker in consistency. In this recipe, instead of buttermilk, I have used a combination of yogurt and milk. I have already shared the recipe of Shrikhand in my blog (Click here for the detailed recipe). Kesar- Elaichi Shrikhand works well in the Piyush recipe.

Arrange a colander on top of a vessel. Line this colander with a muslin cloth or a fine cotton cloth. Pour the yogurt on the cloth. You can either squeeze this cloth, tie it and then hang for the water to drain or keep a heavy object on top of the cloth so that water drains away due to the pressure from the heavy object. Keep it aside for 3-4 hours.

After 3-4 hours , most of the water would have separated and you will have a thick dense mass called CHAKKA. Take this in a bowl.

Using a dry grinder, powder the sugar along with the cardamom seeds. Keep it aside.

Simply unable to take my eyes off the glasses. Love the colour. With a hint of nutmeg and all the pistachios, this must be so so delicious and fragrant. Have bookmarked the recipe. This will be totally refreshing to gulp down in the Dubai summers.